HB 486

As Passed by the House
136th General Assembly
   Regular Session  Am. H. B. No. 486
       2025-2026
  Representatives Click, Dovilla
 Cosponsors: Representatives Williams, Ritter, Hall, T., Gross, Claggett, King,
Miller, M., Salvo, Fowler Arthur, Newman, Odioso, John, Barhorst, Bird, Creech,
Fischer, Holmes, Hoops, Johnson, Klopfenstein, Lorenz, Mathews, A., Mathews,
 T., McClain, Miller, K., Mullins, Peterson, Richardson, Robb Blasdel, Schmidt,
  Stephens, Swearingen, Willis, Young
  To amend sections 3314.03, 3326.11, and 3328.24 and  1
  to enact sections 3320.09, 3320.10, and 3320.11  2
  of the Revised Code to enact the Charlie Kirk  3
  American Heritage Act to permit teachers in  4
  public schools and state institutions of higher  5
  education to provide instruction on the  6
  influence of Judeo-Christian values on history  7
  and culture.  8
 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:
     Section 1. That sections 3314.03, 3326.11, and 3328.24 be  9
amended and sections 3320.09, 3320.10, and 3320.11 of the  10
Revised Code be enacted to read as follows:  11
     Sec. 3314.03. A copy of every contract entered into under  12
this section shall be filed with the director of education and  13
workforce. The department of education and workforce shall make  14
available on its web site a copy of every approved, executed  15
contract filed with the director under this section.  16
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        (A) Each contract entered into between a sponsor and the  17
governing authority of a community school shall specify the  18
following:  19
        (1) That the school shall be established as either of the  20
following:  21
        (a) A nonprofit corporation established under Chapter  22
1702. of the Revised Code, if established prior to April 8,  23
2003;  24
        (b) A public benefit corporation established under Chapter  25
1702. of the Revised Code, if established after April 8, 2003.  26
        (2) The education program of the school, including the  27
school's mission and educational philosophy, the characteristics  28
of the students the school is expected to attract, the ages and  29
grades of students, and the focus of the curriculum;  30
        (3) The academic goals to be achieved and the method of  31
measurement that will be used to determine progress toward those  32
goals, which shall include the statewide achievement  33
assessments;  34
        (4) Performance standards, including but not limited to  35
all applicable report card measures set forth in section 3302.03  36
or 3314.017 of the Revised Code, by which the success of the  37
school will be evaluated by the sponsor;  38
        (5) The admission standards of section 3314.06 of the  39
Revised Code and, if applicable, section 3314.061 of the Revised  40
Code;  41
        (6)(a) Dismissal procedures;  42
        (b) A requirement that the governing authority adopt an  43
attendance policy that includes a procedure for automatically  44
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withdrawing a student from the school if the student without a  45
legitimate excuse fails to participate in seventy-two  46
consecutive hours of the learning opportunities offered to the  47
student.  48
       (7) The ways by which the school will achieve racial and  49
ethnic balance reflective of the community it serves;  50
       (8) Requirements for financial audits by the auditor of  51
state. The contract shall require financial records of the  52
school to be maintained in the same manner as are financial  53
records of school districts, pursuant to rules of the auditor of  54
state. Audits shall be conducted in accordance with section  55
117.10 of the Revised Code.  56
       (9) An addendum to the contract outlining the facilities  57
to be used that contains at least the following information:  58
       (a) A detailed description of each facility used for  59
instructional purposes;  60
       (b) The annual costs associated with leasing each facility  61
that are paid by or on behalf of the school;  62
       (c) The annual mortgage principal and interest payments  63
that are paid by the school;  64
       (d) The name of the lender or landlord, identified as  65
such, and the lender's or landlord's relationship to the  66
operator, if any.  67
       (10) Qualifications of employees, including both of the  68
following:  69
       (a) A requirement that the school's classroom teachers be  70
licensed in accordance with sections 3319.22 to 3319.31 of the  71
Revised Code, except that a community school may engage  72
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noncertificated persons to teach up to twelve hours or forty  73
hours per week pursuant to section 3319.301 of the Revised Code;  74
       (b) A prohibition against the school employing an  75
individual described in section 3314.104 of the Revised Code in  76
any position.  77
       (11) That the school will comply with the following  78
requirements:  79
       (a) The school will provide learning opportunities to a  80
minimum of twenty-five students for a minimum of nine hundred  81
twenty hours per school year.  82
       (b) The governing authority will purchase liability  83
insurance, or otherwise provide for the potential liability of  84
the school.  85
       (c) The school will be nonsectarian in its programs,  86
admission policies, employment practices, and all other  87
operations, and will not be operated by a sectarian school or  88
religious institution.  89
       (d) The school will comply with sections 9.90, 9.91,  90
109.65, 121.22, 149.43, 2151.357, 2151.421, 2313.19, 3301.0710,  91
3301.0711, 3301.0712, 3301.0715, 3301.0729, 3301.24, 3301.948,  92
3302.037, 3313.472, 3313.473, 3313.474, 3313.50, 3313.539,  93
3313.5310, 3313.5318, 3313.5319, 3313.608, 3313.609, 3313.6012,  94
3313.6013, 3313.6014, 3313.6020, 3313.6024, 3313.6026,  95
3313.6028, 3313.6029, 3313.6031, 3313.643, 3313.648, 3313.6411,  96
3313.6413, 3313.66, 3313.661, 3313.662, 3313.666, 3313.667,  97
3313.668, 3313.669, 3313.6610, 3313.67, 3313.671, 3313.672,  98
3313.673, 3313.69, 3313.71, 3313.716, 3313.718, 3313.719,  99
3313.7112, 3313.7117, 3313.721, 3313.753, 3313.80, 3313.814,  100
3313.816, 3313.817, 3313.818, 3313.819, 3313.86, 3313.89,  101
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3313.96, 3319.073, 3319.077, 3319.078, 3319.0812, 3319.238,  102
3319.318, 3319.321, 3319.324, 3319.39, 3319.391, 3319.393,  103
3319.41, 3319.46, 3319.90, 3319.614, 3320.01, 3320.02, 3320.03,  104
3320.04, 3320.10, 3321.01, 3321.041, 3321.13, 3321.14, 3321.141,  105
3321.17, 3321.18, 3321.19, 3322.20, 3322.24, 3323.251, 3327.10,  106
4111.17, 4113.52, 5502.262, 5502.703, and 5705.391 and Chapters  107
117., 1347., 2744., 3365., 3742., 4112., 4123., 4141., and 4167.  108
of the Revised Code as if it were a school district and will  109
comply with section 3301.0714 of the Revised Code in the manner  110
specified in section 3314.17 of the Revised Code.  111
       (e) The school shall comply with Chapter 102. and section  112
2921.42 of the Revised Code.  113
       (f) The school will comply with sections 3313.61,  114
3313.611, 3313.614, 3313.617, 3313.618, and 3313.6114 of the  115
Revised Code, except that for students who enter ninth grade for  116
the first time before July 1, 2010, the requirement in sections  117
3313.61 and 3313.611 of the Revised Code that a person must  118
successfully complete the curriculum in any high school prior to  119
receiving a high school diploma may be met by completing the  120
curriculum adopted by the governing authority of the community  121
school rather than the curriculum specified in Title XXXIII of  122
the Revised Code or any rules of the department. Beginning with  123
students who enter ninth grade for the first time on or after  124
July 1, 2010, the requirement in sections 3313.61 and 3313.611  125
of the Revised Code that a person must successfully complete the  126
curriculum of a high school prior to receiving a high school  127
diploma shall be met by completing the requirements prescribed  128
in section 3313.6027 and division (C) of section 3313.603 of the  129
Revised Code, unless the person qualifies under division (D) or  130
(F) of that section. Each school shall comply with the plan for  131
awarding high school credit based on demonstration of subject  132
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area competency, and beginning with the 2017-2018 school year,  133
with the updated plan that permits students enrolled in seventh  134
and eighth grade to meet curriculum requirements based on  135
subject area competency adopted by the department under  136
divisions (J)(1) and (2) of section 3313.603 of the Revised  137
Code. Beginning with the 2018-2019 school year, the school shall  138
comply with the framework for granting units of high school  139
credit to students who demonstrate subject area competency  140
through work-based learning experiences, internships, or  141
cooperative education developed by the department under division  142
(J)(3) of section 3313.603 of the Revised Code.  143
       (g) The school governing authority will submit within four  144
months after the end of each school year a report of its  145
activities and progress in meeting the goals and standards of  146
divisions (A)(3) and (4) of this section and its financial  147
status to the sponsor and the parents of all students enrolled  148
in the school.  149
       (h) The school, unless it is an internet- or computer-  150
based community school, will comply with section 3313.801 of the  151
Revised Code as if it were a school district.  152
       (i) If the school is the recipient of moneys from a grant  153
awarded under the federal race to the top program, Division (A),  154
Title XIV, Sections 14005 and 14006 of the "American Recovery  155
and Reinvestment Act of 2009," Pub. L. No. 111-5, 123 Stat. 115,  156
the school will pay teachers based upon performance in  157
accordance with section 3317.141 and will comply with section  158
3319.111 of the Revised Code as if it were a school district.  159
       (j) If the school operates a preschool program that is  160
licensed by the department under sections 3301.52 to 3301.59 of  161
the Revised Code, the school shall comply with sections 3301.50  162
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to 3301.59 of the Revised Code and the minimum standards for  163
preschool programs prescribed in rules adopted by the department  164
of children and youth under section 3301.53 of the Revised Code.  165
       (k) The school will comply with sections 3313.6021 and  166
3313.6023 of the Revised Code as if it were a school district  167
unless it is either of the following:  168
       (i) An internet- or computer-based community school;  169
       (ii) A community school in which a majority of the  170
enrolled students are children with disabilities as described in  171
division (B)(2) of section 3314.35 of the Revised Code.  172
       (l) The school will comply with section 3321.191 of the  173
Revised Code, unless it is an internet- or computer-based  174
community school that is subject to section 3314.261 of the  175
Revised Code.  176
       (m) The school will comply with section 3313.7118 of the  177
Revised Code if it serves elementary school students.  178
       (12) Arrangements for providing health and other benefits  179
to employees;  180
       (13) The length of the contract, which shall begin at the  181
beginning of an academic year. No contract shall exceed five  182
years unless such contract has been renewed pursuant to division  183
(D) of this section.  184
       (14) The governing authority of the school, which shall be  185
responsible for carrying out the provisions of the contract;  186
       (15) A financial plan detailing an estimated school budget  187
for each year of the period of the contract and specifying the  188
total estimated per pupil expenditure amount for each such year.  189
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       (16) Requirements and procedures regarding the disposition  190
of employees of the school in the event the contract is  191
terminated or not renewed pursuant to section 3314.07 of the  192
Revised Code;  193
       (17) Whether the school is to be created by converting all  194
or part of an existing public school or educational service  195
center building or is to be a new start-up school, and if it is  196
a converted public school or service center building, both of  197
the following:  198
       (a) Specification of any duties or responsibilities of an  199
employer that the board of education or service center governing  200
board that operated the school or building before conversion is  201
delegating to the governing authority of the community school  202
with respect to all or any specified group of employees provided  203
the delegation is not prohibited by a collective bargaining  204
agreement applicable to such employees;  205
       (b) Alternative arrangements for current public school  206
students who choose not to attend the converted school and for  207
teachers who choose not to teach in the school or building after  208
conversion.  209
       (18) Provisions establishing procedures for resolving  210
disputes or differences of opinion between the sponsor and the  211
governing authority of the community school;  212
       (19) A provision requiring the governing authority to  213
adopt a policy regarding the admission of students who reside  214
outside the district in which the school is located. That policy  215
shall comply with the admissions procedures specified in  216
sections 3314.06 and 3314.061 of the Revised Code and, at the  217
sole discretion of the authority, shall do one of the following:  218
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       (a) Prohibit the enrollment of students who reside outside  219
the district in which the school is located;  220
       (b) Permit the enrollment of students who reside in  221
districts adjacent to the district in which the school is  222
located;  223
       (c) Permit the enrollment of students who reside in any  224
other district in the state.  225
       (20) A provision recognizing the authority of the  226
department to take over the sponsorship of the school in  227
accordance with the provisions of division (C) of section  228
3314.015 of the Revised Code;  229
       (21) A provision recognizing the sponsor's authority to  230
assume the operation of a school under the conditions specified  231
in division (B) of section 3314.073 of the Revised Code;  232
       (22) A provision recognizing both of the following:  233
       (a) The authority of public health and safety officials to  234
inspect the facilities of the school and to order the facilities  235
closed if those officials find that the facilities are not in  236
compliance with health and safety laws and regulations;  237
       (b) The authority of the department as the community  238
school oversight body to suspend the operation of the school  239
under section 3314.072 of the Revised Code if the department has  240
evidence of conditions or violations of law at the school that  241
pose an imminent danger to the health and safety of the school's  242
students and employees and the sponsor refuses to take such  243
action.  244
       (23) A description of the learning opportunities that will  245
be offered to students including both classroom-based and non-  246
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classroom-based learning opportunities that is in compliance  247
with criteria for student participation established by the  248
department under division (H)(2) of section 3314.08 of the  249
Revised Code;  250
       (24) The school will comply with sections 3302.04 and  251
3302.041 of the Revised Code, except that any action required to  252
be taken by a school district pursuant to those sections shall  253
be taken by the sponsor of the school.  254
       (25) Beginning in the 2006-2007 school year, the school  255
will open for operation not later than the thirtieth day of  256
September each school year, unless the mission of the school as  257
specified under division (A)(2) of this section is solely to  258
serve dropouts. In its initial year of operation, if the school  259
fails to open by the thirtieth day of September, or within one  260
year after the adoption of the contract pursuant to division (D)  261
of section 3314.02 of the Revised Code if the mission of the  262
school is solely to serve dropouts, the contract shall be void.  263
       (26) Whether the school's governing authority is planning  264
to seek designation for the school as a STEM school equivalent  265
under section 3326.032 of the Revised Code;  266
       (27) That the school's attendance and participation  267
policies will be available for public inspection;  268
       (28) That the school's attendance and participation  269
records shall be made available to the department, auditor of  270
state, and school's sponsor to the extent permitted under and in  271
accordance with the "Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act  272
of 1974," 88 Stat. 571, 20 U.S.C. 1232g, as amended, and any  273
regulations promulgated under that act, and section 3319.321 of  274
the Revised Code;  275
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       (29) If a school operates using the blended learning  276
model, as defined in section 3301.079 of the Revised Code, all  277
of the following information:  278
       (a) An indication of what blended learning model or models  279
will be used;  280
       (b) A description of how student instructional needs will  281
be determined and documented;  282
       (c) The method to be used for determining competency,  283
granting credit, and promoting students to a higher grade level;  284
       (d) The school's attendance requirements, including how  285
the school will document participation in learning  286
opportunities;  287
       (e) A statement describing how student progress will be  288
monitored;  289
       (f) A statement describing how private student data will  290
be protected;  291
       (g) A description of the professional development  292
activities that will be offered to teachers.  293
       (30) A provision requiring that all moneys the school's  294
operator loans to the school, including facilities loans or cash  295
flow assistance, must be accounted for, documented, and bear  296
interest at a fair market rate;  297
       (31) A provision requiring that, if the governing  298
authority contracts with an attorney, accountant, or entity  299
specializing in audits, the attorney, accountant, or entity  300
shall be independent from the operator with which the school has  301
contracted.  302
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       (32) A provision requiring the governing authority to  303
adopt an enrollment and attendance policy that requires a  304
student's parent to notify the community school in which the  305
student is enrolled when there is a change in the location of  306
the parent's or student's primary residence.  307
       (33) A provision requiring the governing authority to  308
adopt a student residence and address verification policy for  309
students enrolling in or attending the school.  310
       (34) A provision establishing the process by which the  311
governing authority of the school will be selected in the  312
future.  313
       (35) A description of the management and administration of  314
the school.  315
       (36) A provision requiring the governing authority to  316
adopt policies and procedures to establish internal financial  317
controls for the school.  318
       (B) A contract entered into under section 3314.02 of the  319
Revised Code between a sponsor and the governing authority of a  320
community school may provide for the community school governing  321
authority to make payments to the sponsor, which is hereby  322
authorized to receive such payments as set forth in the contract  323
between the governing authority and the sponsor. The total  324
amount of such payments for monitoring, oversight, and technical  325
assistance of the school shall not exceed three per cent of the  326
total amount of payments for operating expenses that the school  327
receives from the state.  328
       (C) The contract shall specify the duties of the sponsor  329
which shall be in accordance with the written agreement entered  330
into with the department under division (B) of section 3314.015  331
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of the Revised Code and shall include the following:  332
       (1) Monitor the community school's compliance with all  333
laws applicable to the school and with the terms of the  334
contract;  335
       (2) Monitor and evaluate the academic and fiscal  336
performance and the organization and operation of the community  337
school on at least an annual basis;  338
       (3) Provide technical assistance to the community school  339
in complying with laws applicable to the school and terms of the  340
contract;  341
       (4) Take steps to intervene in the school's operation to  342
correct problems in the school's overall performance, declare  343
the school to be on probationary status pursuant to section  344
3314.073 of the Revised Code, suspend the operation of the  345
school pursuant to section 3314.072 of the Revised Code, or  346
terminate the contract of the school pursuant to section 3314.07  347
of the Revised Code as determined necessary by the sponsor;  348
       (5) Have in place a plan of action to be undertaken in the  349
event the community school experiences financial difficulties or  350
closes prior to the end of a school year.  351
       (D) Upon the expiration of a contract entered into under  352
this section, the sponsor of a community school may, with the  353
approval of the governing authority of the school, renew that  354
contract for a period of time determined by the sponsor, but not  355
ending earlier than the end of any school year, if the sponsor  356
finds that the school's compliance with applicable laws and  357
terms of the contract and the school's progress in meeting the  358
academic goals prescribed in the contract have been  359
satisfactory. Any contract that is renewed under this division  360
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remains subject to the provisions of sections 3314.07, 3314.072,  361
and 3314.073 of the Revised Code.  362
        (E) If a community school fails to open for operation  363
within one year after the contract entered into under this  364
section is adopted pursuant to division (D) of section 3314.02  365
of the Revised Code or permanently closes prior to the  366
expiration of the contract, the contract shall be void and the  367
school shall not enter into a contract with any other sponsor. A  368
school shall not be considered permanently closed because the  369
operations of the school have been suspended pursuant to section  370
3314.072 of the Revised Code.  371
        Sec. 3320.09. (A) Sections 3320.09, 3320.10, and 3320.11  372
of the Revised Code shall be known collectively as the Charlie  373
Kirk American Heritage Act.  374
        (B) As used in sections 3320.09 to 3320.11 of the Revised  375
Code:  376
        (1) "Public school" means a school building operated by a  377
school district, a community school established under Chapter  378
3314. of the Revised Code, a STEM school established under  379
Chapter 3326. of the Revised Code, or a college-preparatory  380
boarding school established under Chapter 3328. of the Revised  381
Code.  382
        (2) "State institution of higher education" has the same  383
meaning as in section 3345.011 of the Revised Code.  384
        (C) The general assembly finds and declares both of the  385
following:  386
        (1) The teaching of the historical, positive impact of  387
religion on American history is consistent with the First  388
Amendment to the United States Constitution. An accurate and  389
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historical account of the influence of Judeo-Christian values on  390
the freedom and liberties ingrained in our culture is imperative  391
to reducing ignorance of American history, hate, and violence  392
within our society.  393
       (2) Accurate historical instruction regarding verifiable,  394
historical impacts of religion on American history is factual  395
and is not proselytization or a violation of the First  396
Amendment.  397
       Sec. 3320.10. When providing instruction on the topic of  398
American history, a teacher in a public school may provide  399
instruction on the positive impacts of religion on American  400
history, which may include the following historical accounts:  401
       (A) The authentic history of the pilgrims, including the  402
following:  403
       (1) The organization of the pilgrims as a church;  404
       (2) The history of the portrait of the pilgrims displayed  405
in the United States capitol rotunda, which depicts prayer, an  406
open bible, and the inscription "God with Us" on the sail;  407
       (3) The religious implications of the Mayflower Compact,  408
which was modeled on a church covenant;  409
       (4) The treaty with the Native Americans signed and upheld  410
by the pilgrims;  411
       (5) The first Thanksgiving that was observed as an act of  412
gratitude towards God.  413
       (B) The appeals to divine power and protection embedded in  414
the Declaration of Independence;  415
       (C) The appeal made to the biblical exodus in the fight  416
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for independence;  417
       (D) The religious background of the signers of the  418
Declaration of Independence;  419
       (E) The influence of religious leaders like Reverend John  420
Witherspoon who signed the Declaration of Independence;  421
       (F) The impact of the first and second great awakenings on  422
public policy;  423
       (G) George Washington's direction regarding chaplains in  424
the army;  425
       (H) George Washington's farewell address calling religion  426
and morality "indispensable supports" that lead to political  427
prosperity and their tributes to patriotism "great pillars of  428
human happiness" and the "firmest props of the duties of men and  429
citizens";  430
       (I) Benjamin Franklin's appeal for prayer at the  431
constitutional convention and the hiring of chaplains that  432
followed;  433
       (J) The influence of religion on the United States  434
Constitution, as evidenced by the exclusion of Sunday from the  435
allotted time for the president to sign or veto a bill and the  436
dating of the Constitution according to the birth of Christ;  437
       (K) Reverend John Leland's influence that led James  438
Madison to advocate for a Bill of Rights including the First  439
Amendment to the United States Constitution;  440
       (L) The history of the concept of the separation of church  441
and state dating back to its religious origins with Roger  442
Williams;  443
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       (M) The influence and debates of Reverend John Peter  444
Gabriel Muhlenberg and his brother Reverend Frederick Augustus  445
Muhlenberg, the first speaker of the house;  446
       (N) The historic role of the black robe regiment;  447
       (O) The nation's response to Thomas Paine's, "The Age of  448
Reason," including Benjamin Franklin's suggestion that he burn  449
it, the national rejection of it, and multiple responses to it  450
including Elias Boudinot's, "The Age of Revelation";  451
       (P) The role of the Ten Commandments in shaping American  452
law and their presence in art and sculpture embedded in the  453
United States supreme court;  454
       (Q) How religious influence shaped civil rights and the  455
civil rights movement through men like Booker T. Washington,  456
Frederick Douglass, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and others;  457
       (R) The impact of religious leaders such as evangelist  458
minister Billy Graham on the culture of this nation;  459
       (S) The history of the national motto "In God We Trust,"  460
dating back to the national anthem and traced through its  461
appearance on currency and the inclusion of "under God," in this  462
nation's pledge of allegiance;  463
       (T) That "religion, morality, and knowledge" are essential  464
to good government, as expressed in Article 3 of the Northwest  465
Ordinance and Ohio Constitution, Article I, Section 7.  466
       Sec. 3320.11. When providing instruction on the topic of  467
American history, an instructor at a state institution of higher  468
education may provide instruction on the positive impacts of  469
religion on American history, which may include the following  470
historical accounts:  471
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       (A) The authentic history of the pilgrims, including the  472
following:  473
       (1) The organization of the pilgrims as a church;  474
       (2) The history of the portrait of the pilgrims displayed  475
in the United States capitol rotunda, which depicts prayer, an  476
open bible, and the inscription "God with Us" on the sail;  477
       (3) The religious implications of the Mayflower Compact,  478
which was modeled on a church covenant;  479
       (4) The treaty with the Native Americans signed and upheld  480
by the pilgrims;  481
       (5) The first Thanksgiving that was observed as an act of  482
gratitude towards God.  483
       (B) The appeals to divine power and protection embedded in  484
the Declaration of Independence;  485
       (C) The appeal made to the biblical exodus in the fight  486
for independence;  487
       (D) The religious background of the signers of the  488
Declaration of Independence;  489
       (E) The influence of religious leaders like Reverend John  490
Witherspoon who signed the Declaration of Independence;  491
       (F) The impact of the first and second great awakenings on  492
public policy;  493
       (G) George Washington's direction regarding chaplains in  494
the army;  495
       (H) George Washington's farewell address calling religion  496
and morality "indispensable supports" that lead to political  497
prosperity, and their tributes to patriotism "great pillars of  498
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human happiness" and the "firmest props of the duties of men and  499
citizens";  500
       (I) Benjamin Franklin's appeal for prayer at the  501
constitutional convention and the hiring of chaplains that  502
followed;  503
       (J) The influence of religion on the United States  504
Constitution, as evidenced by the exclusion of Sunday from the  505
allotted time for the president to sign or veto a bill and the  506
dating of the Constitution according to the birth of Christ;  507
       (K) Reverend John Leland's influence that led James  508
Madison to advocate for a Bill of Rights including the First  509
Amendment to the United States Constitution;  510
       (L) The history of the concept of the separation of church  511
and state dating back to its religious origins with Roger  512
Williams;  513
       (M) The influence and debates of Reverend John Peter  514
Gabriel Muhlenberg and his brother Reverend Frederick Augustus  515
Muhlenberg, the first speaker of the house;  516
       (N) The historic role of the black robe regiment;  517
       (O) The nation's response to Thomas Paine's, "The Age of  518
Reason," including Benjamin Franklin's suggestion that he burn  519
it, the national rejection of it, and multiple responses to it  520
including Elias Boudinot's, "The Age of Revelation";  521
       (P) The role of the Ten Commandments in shaping American  522
law and their presence in art and sculpture embedded in the  523
United States supreme court;  524
       (Q) How religious influence shaped civil rights and the  525
civil rights movement through men like Booker T. Washington,  526
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Frederick Douglass, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and others;  527
       (R) The impact of religious leaders such as evangelist  528
minister Billy Graham on the culture of this nation;  529
       (S) The history of the national motto: "In God We Trust,"  530
dating back to the national anthem and traced through its  531
appearance on currency and the inclusion of "under God," in this  532
nation's pledge of allegiance;  533
       (T) That "religion, morality, and knowledge" are essential  534
to good government, as expressed in Article 3 of the Northwest  535
Ordinance and Ohio Constitution, Article I, Section 7.  536
       Sec. 3326.11. Each science, technology, engineering, and  537
mathematics school established under this chapter and its  538
governing body shall comply with sections 9.90, 9.91, 109.65,  539
121.22, 149.43, 2151.357, 2151.421, 2313.19, 2921.42, 2921.43,  540
3301.0714, 3301.0715, 3301.0729, 3301.24, 3301.948, 3302.037,  541
3313.14, 3313.15, 3313.16, 3313.18, 3313.201, 3313.26, 3313.472,  542
3313.473, 3313.474, 3313.48, 3313.481, 3313.482, 3313.50,  543
3313.539, 3313.5310, 3313.5318, 3313.5319, 3313.608, 3313.6012,  544
3313.6013, 3313.6014, 3313.6020, 3313.6021, 3313.6023,  545
3313.6024, 3313.6026, 3313.6028, 3313.6029, 3313.6031, 3313.61,  546
3313.611, 3313.614, 3313.615, 3313.617, 3313.618, 3313.6114,  547
3313.643, 3313.648, 3313.6411, 3313.6413, 3313.66, 3313.661,  548
3313.662, 3313.666, 3313.667, 3313.668, 3313.669, 3313.6610,  549
3313.67, 3313.671, 3313.672, 3313.673, 3313.69, 3313.71,  550
3313.716, 3313.717, 3313.718, 3313.719, 3313.7112, 3313.7117,  551
3313.7118, 3313.721, 3313.753, 3313.80, 3313.801, 3313.814,  552
3313.816, 3313.817, 3313.818, 3313.819, 3313.86, 3313.89,  553
3313.96, 3319.073, 3319.077, 3319.078, 3319.0812, 3319.21,  554
3319.238, 3319.318, 3319.32, 3319.321, 3319.324, 3319.35,  555
3319.39, 3319.391, 3319.393, 3319.41, 3319.45, 3319.46, 3319.90,  556
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3319.614, 3320.01, 3320.02, 3320.03, 3320.04, 3320.10, 3321.01,  557
3321.041, 3321.05, 3321.13, 3321.14, 3321.141, 3321.17, 3321.18,  558
3321.19, 3321.191, 3322.20, 3322.24, 3323.251, 3327.10, 4111.17,  559
4113.52, 5502.262, 5502.703, and 5705.391 and Chapters 102.,  560
117., 1347., 2744., 3307., 3309., 3365., 3742., 4112., 4123.,  561
4141., and 4167. of the Revised Code as if it were a school  562
district.  563
       Sec. 3328.24. A college-preparatory boarding school  564
established under this chapter and its board of trustees shall  565
comply with sections 102.02, 3301.0710, 3301.0711, 3301.0712,  566
3301.0714, 3301.0729, 3301.948, 3302.037, 3313.474, 3313.5318,  567
3313.5319, 3313.6013, 3313.6021, 3313.6023, 3313.6024,  568
3313.6026, 3313.6029, 3313.6031, 3313.617, 3313.618, 3313.6114,  569
3313.6411, 3313.6413, 3313.668, 3313.669, 3313.6610, 3313.717,  570
3313.7112, 3313.7117, 3313.721, 3313.753, 3313.89, 3319.073,  571
3319.077, 3319.078, 3319.318, 3319.324, 3319.39, 3319.391,  572
3319.393, 3319.46, 3320.01, 3320.02, 3320.03, 3320.04, 3320.10,  573
3323.251, and 5502.262, and Chapter 3365. of the Revised Code as  574
if the school were a school district and the school's board of  575
trustees were a district board of education.  576
       Section 2. That existing sections 3314.03, 3326.11, and  577
3328.24 of the Revised Code are hereby repealed.  578